Work & commute · West Providence

Work & commute in West Providence, PA

Most working residents leave West Providence for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Bedford (15%), Everett (8%) and Snake Spring (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

147 of 1,303 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,156 West Providence residents head out of town to work, 147 work right here, and 648 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Providence.

1,156live here, work elsewhere

147live and work here

648work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Providence goes to work

Bedford9.3 mi away

15%195

West Providence (in town)right here

11%147

Everett1.5 mi away

8%99

Snake Spring4.9 mi away

5%71

Bedford8.3 mi away

5%63

Ayr18.7 mi away

2%31

East Providence4.7 mi away

2%29

College63.5 mi away

2%24

Monroe7.7 mi away

2%22

Altoona35.9 mi away

2%21

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%601

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far West Providence commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

44%

17%

16%

23%

44%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Providence is a commuter town

0.61jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in West Providence are

795 jobs are based in West Providence. Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Providence’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in West Providence

795 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)41%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)33%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs West Providence residents hold

1,303 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month50%

+10%

Jobs based in West Providence, 2013 → 2023: 725 → 795. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.